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+name: Fake Application Release
+
+# This is a simplified copy of tag.yml, only there for testing during PR.
+# It does not create any release or upload any assets: publishing steps are replaced
+# by a call to `ls` showing which assets are available.
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build_release_assets:
+    uses: .github/workflows/build_release_assets.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  push_to_pypi:
+    needs: build_release_assets
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Download packages
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: packages
+
+      - name: List downloaded artifacts
+        run: |
+          ls packages
+          ls dist
+
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build_release_assets
+    continue-on-error: true
+
+    # This is required for `gh release create` to work
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Read info
+        id: tags
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "tag=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Download packages
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: packages
+
+      - name: Download standalone binaries
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: standalone-binaries-*
+          path: standalone-binaries
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: List downloaded artifacts
+        run: |
+          ls \
+            packages/ggshield-*.pyz \
+            packages/ggshield_*.deb \
+            packages/ggshield-*.rpm \
+            standalone-binaries/ggshield-*.pkg
+
+  push_to_cloudsmith:
+    needs: build_release_assets
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Download packages
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: packages
+
+      - name: Install Cloudsmith CLI
+        run: pip install cloudsmith-cli
+
+      - name: List downloaded artifacts
+        run: |
+          ls packages
+          ls dist